Yemen: Saleh signs deal to relinquish power after 33 years - video

The president of Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh, has signed an agreement in which he agrees to hand over control to his deputy, after 33 years in power. The Gulf Initiative has been brokered by the Saudi royal family and will trigger elections in Yemen inside three months. Protesters who have been demonstrating against Saleh are unenthusiastic, however, and the deal is widely seen as unchallenging to the status quo

Source: Reuters

Thursday 24 November 2011 11.45 EST
First published on Thursday 24 November 2011 11.45 EST